scheduled c-section, what do you bring up with you?

nycweddinggal

Random question and this probably varies from hospital to hospital but when you first went in for a scheduled C-section do you bring your full bag (what you'd have with you for your entire stay) or just your purse + what you might want immediately and leave the rest in the car and have DH (or someone else) get this once you are settled into your room?

magdalina.h

I brought it all in when I checked in.

ae4245

I'd take it with you just so you feel you have everything good-to-go, but you won't need it for awhile so if your more comfortable leaving it in the car, go for it

talentedmomma

I only took in my little purse, with my wallet, lip balm and ipod. The rest was in the van and DH went out and got everything once I had been moved to my room and had settled in with DD. At the hospital we were at, you dont get to check into a room until you have been cleared from recovery, and your DH would have to carry everything around with him. Definetly minimize your stuff, you want to focus on the baby not your belongings.

manbearpig31610

I just brought my cell phone and camera. My parents were home with DD1 and I promised to text a picture from recovery. Otherwise, I would have left the cell phone too.

pam1005

I brought in one bag with basics (wallet, chapstick, phone, camera, etc.).  I started in one room, when to the surgery room, recovered for an hour in the first room, then got transferred to my final room.  It may vary with each hospital, but I knew I would be moved around for a bit.

JenyaJM

I brought it all, but left the bag in the car and once I was out of recovery, my husband got it and brought it into the room we were going to be in for days

aprillle

I just brought the small basics, lipstick, powder, camera and cell phone.

H didn't bring up all my bags until we were settled in our final room

Jenny952

We brought our bags into the hospital and they put them in a locker room.  Dh got them when I got to my pp room.  I left all of my jewelry at home.  I also only brought my drivers license and cash card and left the rest of my wallet at home. 

Things I was glad I had:  the boppy, my robe, nursing tanks and loose, comfortable pants.  We left our computer in the car and got it later.  I also left DD's bag in the car and didn't bring it in until the next day.

biblionerd

We just took in the phones, camera, and video camera I think. I knew we'd go to the first room, have the c/s, and go back to the same room to recover. Then we'd be moved to our regular room. So DH went out and got the bags once we were in the regular room and needed anything other than cameras. 

MarnieMS

I am having one in about 10 days,  I was told I would be getting my room first, and then going and being brought back to my room after to recover.

I am going to bring everything in with me.

My bag right now consists of

Baby clothes- our hospital allows us to bring our own clothes for him to wear for the time we are there

Clothes for me - Granny panties, pads, some loose pants, some yoga pants that roll down, so that I can roll them up over my belly life maternity pants so they wont hit my incesion. I have nursing bras and tanks, and some shirts. A robe and sweater, and socks, and slippers.

Boppy pillow, my own pillow.

Laptop

Books and kindle

shower and hygiene items

a few blankets for baby so hubby can bring them home for the animals to get used to the scent.

snacks

chapstick, lotion, hair bands, headbands, camera.

I cant think of anything else!